Criminal Justice Bill—what changes are expected?

Table of contents

• What is the scope of the Bill and which are the key provisions in the Bill which are of relevance to corporate crime lawyers?
• What impact will the proposed provision expanding corporate criminal liability have and how do you predict this will develop?
• Of the other proposed provisions, which will have the biggest impact and why?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: The latest Criminal Justice Bill (the Bill) was introduced into Parliament on 14 November 2023. Though not primarily focused on corporate crime, the Bill completes the most significant reform of the law on criminal corporate liability in 50 years and proposes several other provisions of significant impact on corporates. Emily Agnoli, partner, and Jon Malik, supervising associate, at Simmons & Simmons, consider the scope of the Bill, its key provisions and the impact it will have.